Standard, length
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TERTIARY/FOOT/BRASS
- DATE
- 1845–1916
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0075.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Troughton & Simms
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 BRASS WITH OTHER TYPE OF METAL INSERT;.2 METAL ALLOY POSSIBLY BAILY'S METAL; BOX: WOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE; FELT LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 112.3 cm
- Width
- 7.5 cm
- Height
- 6.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Metrology
- Category
- Length
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Troughton Simms
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY IN THE LATE 1800'S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD FOOT MEASURE PROBABLY USED BY GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS TO CHECK INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS - Function
-
USED AS A STANDARD FOOT REFERENCE FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES FOR INDUSTRY. - Technical
-
STANDARD LENGTH MEASUREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED AS REFERENCEFOR SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED ON TOP: 'TROUGHTON & SIMMS/ LONDON'/ SCALE MARKED IN CENTRE CALIBRATED IN TENTHS OF AN INCH TO 1 FOOT/ ANOTHER SCALE BELOW CALIBRATED IN CENTIMETERS TO 1 DECIMETRE/.2 NO MARKINGS/ BOX: DYNOTAPE ON FRONT: 'LB 26'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 AND.2 LACQUER FINISH/ BOX: STAINED AND VARNISHED; GREEN LINIG
- Decoration
- N/A
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Troughton & Simms, Standard, length, circa 1845–1916, Artifact no. 1997.0075, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0075.001/
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